Splurging on Cards

 

Card shows can be really fun, especially when you find cards that you really like or need for sets. 

BUT it is a lot like grocery shopping.  You may have heard the saying, "don't go grocery shopping when you're hungry".  If you go grocery shopping when you're hungry you're likely to buy an awful lot of food that might not necessarily be good for you.  I hadn't been to a card show in over a month so I got to scratch that itch, but I was hungry for cards.  Luckily for me I managed to find a seller willing to part with a couple of binders filled with vintage!

Most of this was set needs.  The first binder is filled with cards from '56 - '71 with a couple of '53 Bowman color for good measure.

These commons from 1956 helped push my set build to 37% complete.  I will have some dupes for trade.

I'm not actively chasing the '58 set, but I'll take them when I find them.

I am chasing the 1960 set.  My set build is about 57% complete!  Again, more dupes for trade.

1961 Topps is another set where I have a few cards but its not a priority.

There were a few 67's -71 in the next binder, but also a quite a few more 'modern' cards from 74-80.

1970 is a set I'd really like to complete but just haven't had a chance to sort yet.  Nevertheless, I'll collect the gray border cards anytime.

I am actively chasing the '69 set.  These helped push my set build to 50% complete!  But there's more dupes in here for trade.

There are a number of cards from '74 including these checklists, which may be upgrades.  I'll have a few of these for trade if anyone is working on it.

Blind squirrel found a nut here.  Blue checklists from '73 can be hard to find.

But oh no!  These are marked!  Oh well, a few are keepers anyway.

A few 'modern' cards were in this binder.  If anyone needs 78's hit me up.

The trip to this show set me back a few bucks but overall these cards cost me about 40 cents each, which isn't too bad especially with all the vintage I acquired.  I'm trying to fill in the commons and push up my completion percentage.  I'm hopeful one of these vintage sets will be completed by year's end and I have a few more packages coming in the mail to help out with this goal.

Have a great Labor Day weekend!